Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ecuador, 2003

Ecuador
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Ecuador was 2.91 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 323,349 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.91
Births
323,349
Births per 1,000 people
24.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
13,372,306
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.00.7%2,918
15-1988.915.2%60,071
20-24160.827.6%99,528
25-29133.622.9%73,262
30-34101.517.4%49,359
35-3964.011.0%27,252
40-4426.74.6%9,799
45-493.60.6%1,130
50-540.10.0%28